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Florida Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Damages Caps Unconstitutional

July 28, 2017
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 28, 2017 – On June 8, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases are unconstitutional, backing the earlier ruling of a lower court. “This is a big victory for patients,” said Robert Joyce, a medical malpractice attorney with the Tampa law…

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Use of Non Compete Agreements on the Rise in Texas, Notes Austin Employment Attorney Gregory D. Jordan

July 27, 2017
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Austin Oil and Gas Attorney, Gregory D. Jordan Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) July 27, 2017 – Austin employment attorney, Gregory Jordan says that both workers and employers need to understand the consequences of signing non-compete agreements, as they are being used more frequently in Texas. “Non-compete agreements were originally used to keep high-level employees…

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Notice to Oanda Forex Trading Customers: Zamansky LLC Investigates Oanda’s Trading Spreads on Foreign Exchange Contracts

July 25, 2017
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Zamansky LLC New York, NY (Law Firm Newswire) July 25, 2017 – Zamansky LLC announces that it is investigating OANDA Corp. (“OANDA”) on behalf of its foreign exchange trading customers. OANDA is one of the largest online foreign exchange trading platforms in the United States. It offers anyone the ability to trade foreign exchange (“Forex”)…

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Report Reveals the Need for Improvements to the VA Suicide Hotline

July 21, 2017
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 21, 2017 – According to the Inspector General for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the suicide hotline for veterans requires some improvements. A report issued by the department this year stated that several veterans who phoned the hotline were connected to overflow call centers, and some were put in…

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Yosi Yahoudai Listed as Rising Star in the 2017 Super Lawyers Magazine

July 19, 2017
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Javaheri & Yahoudai PC Los Angeles, CA (Law Firm Newswire) July 19, 2017 – Yosi Yahoudai, founder and managing partner of J&Y, a well-known personal injury practice with 21 offices throughout California, was recently listed as a Rising Star in the 2017 Super Lawyers Magazine. Super Lawyers rates exceptional lawyers from more than 70 practice…

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USCIS Publishes List of Terminated EB-5 Regional Centers

July 17, 2017
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Dallas immigration lawyers – Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) July 17, 2017 – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a list of 116 EB-5 Regional Centers that have had their participation in the Immigrant Investor Program terminated. As of June 5, 2017, there were 859 Regional Centers approved by USCIS.…

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Retired Police Officer Struggles to Obtain Social Security Disability Says Disability Attorney

July 14, 2017
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 14, 2017 – Retired Detective “Joe” Locus who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and cancer is facing the possibility of eviction. In addition, Locus has been denied social security disability benefits. Locus, a single father, resides in Punta Gorda, Florida. From 2003 to 2007, Locus was named Officer…

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Legislation Aimed to Improve Law Enforcement Accountability Passes the House

July 13, 2017
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Austin Personal Injury Lawyers – Perlmutter & Schuelke, PLLC Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) July 6, 2017 – The “Sandra Bland Act,” named after a woman who was found hanged in her jail cell after being pulled over for a traffic stop by a state trooper, was originally designed to put police accountability and anti-racial…

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VA Announces Overhaul of Veterans Electronic Health Records System

July 12, 2017
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Legal Help for Veterans is a law firm helping veterans get the benefits they deserve. Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) July 12, 2017 – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is adopting a commercial system used by the Pentagon to revamp the way it stores veterans’ electronic health records. The agency chose to forgo competitive…

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Doctor Performing Liposuction Allegedly Causes Woman’s Death

July 11, 2017
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Southfield, MI (Law Firm Newswire) July 11, 2017 – A Florida surgeon is being sued in the death of a patient after he performed liposuction. The physician’s specialty was known to be liposuction and fat transfers to the buttocks. The 44-year-old doctor was allegedly performing a “Brazilian butt lift” procedure on the 33-year-old woman from…

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